Bottle and cap-closure.



.P-ATENTED JULY 14,- 1908. A. F; MODONNELL- BOTTLE AND CAP CLOSURE;APPLIOATIION nLsnmAn. a1. 1908.

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ANTHONY F. MoDONNELL, or DUNMORE,' PENNSYLVANIA.

BOTTLE Ann CAP-CLOSURE. V

Specification of Letters Eater 1t. Application filed March 31,

Patented July 14, 1908-. i

1908. Serial N0. 424,396.

certain new and useful Improvements in Bottles and Cap-Closures; and Ido hereby.

declare the followin to be a full, clear, and exact description 0 theinvention, such as willenable others'skilled; in the art to which it apertains to make and use the same.

'e-general object of my. invention is to provide an improved form ofbottle and ca closure therefor, particularly adapted for t e rece tionand secure retention of gaseous liqu ds', such as beer andthe like.

As a subsidiary object may bementioned the peculiar construction-oflever provided with trunnions or bearingends engaging the bottle andcurled or looped, whereby a smooth bearingsurface is presented toprevent chipping of the glass, and, at the same time, a ar erbearingsurface is gained, which distri utes the ressure on the glass bythe locking-lever 'w en sealing.

- Two im ortant objects, also, in myinvention, are, st, to obviate thepresentation of a projection or protuberance intcriorly of thebottle-neck, in the region of the trunnion-v sockets, and, second, inproviding the trunnion-sockets, to she e them so as. not to weaken theglass at t ese points, but yet have them of sufficient depth for thetrunnions to secure a firm grip. I am aware Ofcertain devices patentedin the prior art which are impracticable for-the very reason that theirconstructions present the objections just noted. Bottles for bottlingbeer and other gaseous drinks are always purchased for permanentservice; that is, the bottler uses the same bottles over and over again,continuing their use by re-filling them until they are broken or lost.The bottles must be so made that they can be ra idly and easily cleaned,which work is usually done by means of a revolving brush of rubber orhair, which is insorted in the bottle-neck and revolved at a very h seed. Now, with'trunnion-sock ets. in ott es as commonly made, formingprojections inte'r'iorly of the neck, rapid filling or cleaning of thebottle is impossible. In

bottling beerjor other gaseous liquids a metal tube attached to a .machne, 1s m-' sorted through the neckand extends ,about 56.

- tubemust beat 'least one-half inch,

fivelinches. into the bottle. The diameterof even for slow filling. {Itis obvious that bottles with'interior projections cannot befilled bythis method without utterlydestroying the bdttle. Further, a bottle withinterior projections cannot be rapidly or'satisfactorily cleaned by anyknown method, as the jections. 1th my construction, I obviate theresentation of protuberances interiorly of t e'bottle-neck, at the same'time main-.

revolving brush, when being inserted, or' whenbemgwrevol'ved, will snapoff the pro-' taining the required strength of the glass at thetrunnion-sockets.

One of the-distinguishing features of my invention is the peculiarconstruction of the bottle whereby both of the trunnion-sockets are notat the poles of a line bisecting the circular neck of the bottle; thatis to say, suppose a diameter line were drawn from one socket, it willbe found that, in my device, the op osite socket to one side, slightly,of the ot er' end of the diameter line. 3 ek- -.periment, in my businessas a practical bottler'and glass-bottle manufacturer, I have found thatthis is the only arrangementby which the lever will work pro, erly andeffect even pressure on the sealingisk.

Another object of my invention is to construct-a device which shall beexceedingly simple of construction, which is thoroughly eflicient inoperation, which is easy to manipulate, which is strong and durable inuse, and which can,be manufactured and sold at a moderate cost:

With these objects in view,'the invention comprehends the novelconstruction, combination, and arrangement of parts of a devicecharacterized by my invention, as will-be fully hereinafter described inthe specifica tion, summed up in the claims, trated in the drawings.

Inthe drawings; I have shown a device capable of carrying out thefundamental and underlying princ ples of my invention, itbeing-understood' that other forms of embodiment' may' be used and manymodifications in detail may be made, without affecting the operation orthe advantages of the device,

and without departing from the spirit of thb ation, partly broken away,of one form of my bottle; Fig. 2 is a vertical section, on the line 2'2, Fi 1; .Fig. 3 is a horizontal sec tion, en the e 3+3, Fig. 1'; Fig.'4 is a detail view bf the cap, Fig. 5 is a view in side and illus-.

vention. l In thb drawings: Figure 1 is a view in side annular uh I).

form of my invention; and Fig; 6 is a horizontal section, on line 66,Fig. 5'.

Referring, now, to the drawings in detail,

5 Adesignates ajbottle provided with a neck a,

preferably encircled exteriorly by: a flange a .merging at two. pointsinto annular flanges (1 forming sockets a, Both of these sockets are notat the-poles of the diameter of the neck, supposing the diameter line tobe drawn from one of the sockets; The socket opposite the one from whichthe diameter line is drawn is disposed slightly to one side of the otherend of the diameter line; since I have, by experiment, found that thisis the only arrangemant by which the lever may work properly and effect,through the bail, an-even pressure-on the sealing-disk; if the socketsare at the poles' of thediameter, the action of the locking-lever throwsthe bail oif center whensealing, and the bail has a tendency to drag thecap to one side. These objections I overcome by my peculiar.arrangement. These annular flanges a 'I consider an important element ofmy invention, going to make up the ultimate perfection of'the wholedevice. The provision of these flanges obviate niolding the glass of thepeek, at these points with depressions, which would greatly and whichwould, also, re uire the rovision of rojeotionsinteriorlyof the neearound suc moldeddepressions, such projections or protuberances beingliable to inevitable breakage-in the operation of cleaning the bot-.tle, "or otherwise. By the-provision of my annular flangesa also, Iretain, unimpaired, the original thickness and strength of the glass atthe neck. of the bottle, which is a desid'era'tum, owing to the unusualstrain on the glass of the bottle-neck by the action of the trunnions ofthe .locking-lever, in the operation of sealing the bottle. Bythe'provision of these annular flanges 0. projecthe sockets, areobviated.

In the top of the bottle-neck, there is formed an annular groove-a Bdesignates -my im roved sealing-cap, com rising an-annulardlsk I)provided with a to u b having .an'eye b and-with an an- Iiu ar ange b toen age the to of the bottleneck. De ending om the ange b are a pluralityoflspaced prongs 6 in this instance three bein shown. On the undersurface of the dis 6, dis osed centrally thereof, thereis what may etermed a hub, b. Also formed on the under surface of the cap, betweenthe flange b and the hub b, are annular grooves 6 6 forming therebetweenan Passing through the eye 6 is abail 9, its fiends en aging theloop b?of a locking-lever 1 bi it e usual-manner; The ends of the esleeking-lever are-curled or looped, as shown weaken the glass of theneckv at these points,

tions-interiorly of the neck, at the region of at bflandconstitute-trunnions, which are sprung into the sockets a.

Any kind of a sealin -disk or washer may be used with my cap-c osure,but, from the standpoint of cheapness, I prefer to use, instead of cork,or the like, paper, as shown at b The rib b forces. the pa er into thegroovee and the hub b exact y fits in the bottle-neck; the trunnions, byreason of the fact that they are curled or looped, present a broadbearing surface on the sockets and distribute the strain; the-peculiardisposition of the sockets, one of them being to one side of thediameter line, as described, permits proper working of the locking-leverand an even pressure on the sealing-disk I); and, by reason of therelative arrangement, construction, and combination of parts of mydevice, the cap B seals the bottle" easily and perfectly without strongpressure on the lockinglever I). I

From the foregoing description and detailed analysis of my invention,taken in connection with the drawings, the many practical advantagesthereof are obvious and will appeal, 1particularly, to those skilled inthe art to w ich the invention appertains.

In Figs. 56, I have shown a construction of bdtt le especially adaptedfor larger-mouth bottie's, such as milkottles and the like. This form ofmy invention closely resembles and parallels that s ecies shown in Figs.1 to 4, excepting that lugs or pintles c, c are formed centrally in thesoc ts an, engaging which arethe curled or looped'ends of the trunnionsof the locking lever.

The purpose of the flange a, in the device of Fi s. 1 to 4, is-to guidethe locking-lever ends 13 to their sockets a, in the o eration ofattaching the locking-lever to t 1e bottle. Further to guide the ends 6into the sockets, I preferably provide the flanges a with sh allowgrooves a (Fig. 1), so that the ends 6', in sliding along the shouldera", will pass into the grooves a, being guided by the latter intothesockets a.

Having thus fully described my invention, whatI claim as new and desireto secure by LettersePatent is:

1. A circular neck bottle formed with two exterior annular flanges,forming sockets, one socket being dis osed to one side of the end of adiameter me drawnthrough the neck from the other socket.

2. A bottle formed with two exterior annular flanges, forming sockets,and a lockin lever provided with trunnions having its en s disposed inthe sockets. v

3. A' bottle formed with two exterior annular flanges, forming sockets,a lockinglever rovided with trunnions having curled ends' is osed in thesockets, and a sealingcap provided-with an annular circumferentialflange and, on its under surface,---witha. .0611: tral hub portion, withtwo grooves between the hub and said annular flange, and with a ribseparating the two grooves and a bail carried by said ca and operativelyconnected to said lockingever. a

4. A circular neck bottle formedpn its neck, with two exterior, annularflanges,

forming sockets and provided with top, transverse, shallow grooves, saidneck being also formed with an additional annular flange extending fromsaid two annular flanges and encircling said neck, and alocking-leven-prgvided with trunnions having curledends disosed in saidsockets.

5. A bottle formed with two exterior annular flanges, forming sockets, alocking lever provided with trunnions having curled ends hnb and saidannular flange, and with a rib separating the two grooves saidcircumferential flange carrying depending prongs I and a bail carriedby. said cap and operative connected to said locking-lever.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence oftwo witnesses.

- ANTHONY F. MQDONNELL.

Witnesses M. W. JoHNsoN, HAROLD E. STONEBRAKER.

